Corn-crib door.



G. H. BOWEN & D. A. BRAKBN.

CORN CRIB DOOR.

APPLIUATION FILED MAY 11,1911.

Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

Application filed. May 11, 1911. Serial No. 626,537;

T 0 (all whom it may concern lie it lrnown that we, CHARLIE H. BOWEN and Danish A. BRAKEN, citizens of the United States, residing at Jasper, in the county of Pipestone, State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Crib Doors; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appcrtains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in doors for corn cribs, and has for its-object to so construct a device of this character that the corn may be removed from the crib in a simple and convenient manner.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consist in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope of the claim, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sac rificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings t-Figure 1 is an end elevation of a corn crib, showing the door partly opened. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the door taken from the interior of the crib. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on line 33 of Fig, 1. Fig. t is a transverse sectional view on line 4- 1 of Fig. 1.

The device consists of a pair of spaced vertical uprights 1, said uprights being formed from sheet metal and comprising angularly arranged flanges 2 and 3, respectively. A bar A is provided and has its ends bent at right angles and provided with flanges 5 by which the same is secured to the flanges 2 of the uprights. A bar 6 is secured to the lower ends of the flanges 2 and in a manner similar to the bar 4. A central bar 7 having its ends provided with flanges 8 is secured by said flanges t0 the flanges 2 of the uprights 1, thereby forming openings 9 and 10.

ltiveted or otherwise suitably secured to the inner face of each flange 3 are channel members 11, said members extending downwardly and slightly below the bar 7. A pair of channel members 12 are secured at their upper ends to the flanges 3 at a point slightly below the ends of the channel members 11. These members are arranged at an inclination and extend in the crib and have their lower ends resting upon the floor. A

.brace bar 13 is provided and has its opposite ends bolted to the members 11, the purpose of said brace will be hereinafter described.

Detachably connected to the flanges 2 of the uprights 1 are upper and lower strips 14 and 15, respectively, each of said strips being provided with a series of vertically alined perforations 16, and in which the ends of the heavy wire strands 17 form the. sides and ends of the crib.

Slidably mounted within the channel members 11 are boards 18, the lowermost board being adapted to rest upon the upper ends of thechannel members 12 to support the remaining boards. The number of the boards 18 may be varied so as to entirely close the opening 9 or may be placed therein so as to have the uppermost board upon a plane with the corn in the crib as the same is filled.

A battle plate 19 is slidably mounted within the channel members 12 and has its lower end resting upon the bar 13. whereby the corn within the crib is prevented from falling through the opening 10, but permits the ready insertion of a shovel or fork for removing corn from the crib.

Hingedly connected to one of the flanges 3 is a closure 20, so that portion of the opening 10 not occupied by the boards 18 may be covered to prevent unauthorized access to the crib.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a door of this character has been produced which may be easily and quickly attached to or detached from a crib constructed from heavy wire strands and one in'which the corn may be placed therein and removed therefrom in a convenient manner.

What is claimed, is y A door structure for wire corn cribs comprising spaced uprights, grooved members secured to adjacent sides of said uprights respectively and terminating short of the lower end of said uprights, inclined members having their upper ends secured to the adjacent faces respectively of said uprights at the lower end of the grooved members, a plurality of boards having their ends slidably engaged in the groove of said members and the lowermost board engaging the upper through said recesses and the inclined mem- 15 end of the inclined members, said inclined bers for detachablyosecurlng the bar thereto.

members being provided with grooves in In testimony whereof, we afiix our signatheir adjacent faces respectively, panel tures in presence of two witnesses.

5 slidable in the groove of the inclined mem- CHARLIE H BOWEN bers, a bar engaging said panel to hold same DANIEL A AKEW in its uppermost position, said bar having laterally turned ends disposed in the grooves Witnesses:

of the inclined member and provided with G. S. SMILEY, 10 recesses, and clamping bolts engaged C. VVILLIAMS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Iacents, Washington, D. G. 

